Title |
"Snow on Willow Bridge" ("Yanagi-Bashi no Yuki") |
Date |
1927 (early post-War edition, 1946-1957 printing) |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Black "6mm Seal" (lower/left corner) (1946-1957 printing) |
Image Size |
9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to trees' snow
accumulation, umbrealla, and bridge boards; lightly over-splashed "gofun" snow; baren "sujizuri"
(tracings) to foreground; crisp lines, highly detailed.
(Slight ink-smudge edge left margin.) |
Condition |
Nearly Pristine. Excellent colors. (3-inch surface scratch sky area--otherwise absolutely flawless.)
Found still side-tipped inside
original "presentation folder.") |
Reference/Illus |
Blair's 1930 "Toledo Exhibition" pl. #194; "Shin-Hanga" pl. #109; "Crow, Cranes, and
Camellias" pl. #166. |
Comments |
Considered Koson's finest "bijin/landscape" image. Not often available.
(See related article.) |
Item # |
DG-894 |
Price |
$1350 (Sold/NK) |